The Scottish Chamber Orchestra, featured on this recording, was formed in 1974 and is core funded by the Scottish government.
Critical Reception
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595, is admired but considered stylistically and emotionally detached from his earlier works, with biographers describing it as having 'the quality of a transfigured farewell'.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK, from March 2-4, 2019.
Performer Biography
Andrew Manze, the conductor, is also a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and a Visiting Professor at the Oslo Academy.
Performer Biography
Francesco Piemontesi, the pianist on this recording, studied with notable figures such as Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, Cécile Ousset, and Alexis Weissenberg.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Instead of a resigned farewell, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27, K. 595, can be seen as his active attempt to reinvent his concerto style, combining harsh disjuncture with elegant continuity.
Composition History
Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459, was likely premiered at a Mehlgrube event in spring 1785, a very busy period for Mozart as a performer.
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